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UMass student dies Friday morning

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A University of Massachusetts student died Friday morning after falling from a fourth-story window at the Hasbrouck Laboratory building, according to UMass Police.

James Tilley, a senior from Windham, New Hampshire, died at the scene shortly before 2 a.m. The campus community received an email from David Vaillancourt, senior associate dean of students, informing it of Tilley’s death.

According to the email, Tilley was a member of the Commonwealth Honors College and majored in physics while also minoring in math. He also served as a tutor and was a member of the Society of Physics Students.

“We extend our sincere condolences to James’ family and friends,” Vaillancourt wrote.

 

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    James Tilley (father)May 18, 2016 at 11:49 am

    James Tilley posthumously graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a Bachelor of Science degree in physics Magna Cum Laude. He was also named a Commonwealth Honors College Scholar with Greatest Distinction. He had previously received the Hasbrouck Scholarship Award for academic excellence in physics.

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